The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right thigh injury as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the claim for service connection for residuals of a right thigh injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right thigh injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19135772
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have manifested during active duty service and is granted service connection. The claim for residuals of a right thigh injury is remanded for further development.
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